CS/HB 593: Dangerous Dogs
GENERAL BILL by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee ; Sapp ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Driskell ; López, J. ; Partington ; Valdés
Dangerous Dogs; Requiring, rather than authorizing, that dogs subject to certain dangerous dog investigations which have killed or bitten a human being to a certain severity be immediately confiscated, placed in quarantine if necessary, impounded, and held; requiring the owner of a dog subject to a dangerous dog investigation to provide certain information to an animal control authority; requiring an animal shelter, a humane organization, or certain animal control agencies to provide specified information to potential adopters; revising the conditions under which an owner is authorized to exercise a dangerous dog; revising the civil penalty for violations; providing criminal penalties for persons who resist or obstruct an animal control authority, etc.
Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
Bill Text: PDF
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/19/2025 | House |
• Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee • Referred to Agriculture & Natural Resources Budget Subcommittee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/17/2025 | House |
• Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/19/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 3/20/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/21/2025 | House |
• Referred to Judiciary Committee • Referred to State Affairs Committee • Now in Judiciary Committee |
| 4/4/2025 | House |
• Added to Judiciary Committee agenda |
| 4/8/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Judiciary Committee • Reported out of Judiciary Committee • Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 4/15/2025 | House |
• Added to State Affairs Committee agenda |
| 4/17/2025 | House |
• Favorable by State Affairs Committee • Reported out of State Affairs Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) |
| 4/23/2025 | House |
• Read 2nd time • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0 |
| 4/23/2025 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Fiscal Policy • Received |
| 4/28/2025 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy -SJ 572 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 572 -SJ 572 • Read 2nd time -SJ 572 • Amendment(s) adopted (874468) -SJ 572 • Read 3rd time -SJ 574 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 574 |
| 4/28/2025 | House |
• In Messages |
| 4/30/2025 | House |
• Senate Message List • Amendment 874468 Concur • CS passed as amended; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled |
